City Subscriptions

  1. City of Duluth
  2. Web Subscriptions
  3. View Press Release

View Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Fire Department
602 West Second Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-730-4400 •www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact Kelli Latuska,
Public Information Officer at 218-730-5309
DATE: 10/8/2013
SUBJECT: Ride to School on Fire Truck
BY: Marnie Grondahl

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Fire Prevention Week
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 10/9/2013
INCIDENT TIME: 8:00 a.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION:

 Fire prevention Week is October 6-12, 2013. This year the Duluth Fire Department will have 4 winners for their fire prevention safety contest. Each year the Duluth Fire Department pick winners for their fire prevention contest, those winners will get a ride to school in a fire truck! The first winner is 4th grader from Raleigh Edison and will be dropped off at the school at 7:45 a.m. October 9, 2013 the second winner is a 3rd grader from Congdon and will be picked up at their residence at 8:10 a.m. and arrive at school at 8:30 a.m. October 9, 2013

October 10, 2013 the winners are 1st grade from Laura MacArther he will be picked up at his residence at 7:45 and brought to school at 8:00 a.m. the last winner is from Piedmont and is in Kindergarten he will be picked up at 7:45 and brought to Piedmont at 8:00 am

The theme for this year fire prevetion week is preventing cooking fire. On October 12, 2013 at # 7 fire station 1419 W Maple Grove Road from 11:00-2:00 there will be an open house. There will be free BBQ tours of the fire station, a chance for kids to spray fire hose and demonstrations with the new kitchen fire safety trailer!

Fire According to the latest NFPA research, cooking is the leading cause of home fires. Two of every five home fires begin in the kitchen—more than any other place in the home. Cooking fires are also the leading cause of home fire-related injuries. Come join us at our open house on October 12th and learn how to prevent cooking fires.